Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

Let's see how the Sony NEX-VG10 Handycam does against the Canon 5d Mark II and the Panasonic GH1 in this quick comparison.

So how do you achieve the selective focus as seen in the video above? It is done with by tilting the lens so that it is not parallel to the image sensor, aka the Scheimpflug principle . Kipon released 4 tilt adapters for the Sony NEX cameras. Contax / Yashica, Leica R, M42, and Nikon F manual focus lenses can be adapted and tilted on the Sony NEX. They are available on eBay and Amazon . Sony NEX to Contax / Yashica Lens Tilt Adapter Sony NEX to Nikon F Lens Tilt Adapter Sony NEX to M42 Lens Tilt Adapter Sony NEX to Leica R Lens Tilt Adapter

If you don't have a 3D TV yet, here's a way to view your Sony NEX 3D pictures. Sony NEX 3D Sweep Panorama to Wobble 3D via StereoPhotoMaker Download the latest version of StereoPhotoMaker by Masuji SUTO . Extract the file into a directory. Copy an MPO (multi-picture object) file created with 3D Panorama Sweep from the Sony NEX camera with ver. 02 firmware into the directory in step #2. Drag and drop the MPO file onto stphmkre.exe. StereoPhotoMaker will open up with the Left and Right image of your NEX 3D MPO file. To view with Red-Blue 3D glasses, click on Stereo > ColorAnaglyph > Optimized Anaglyph. To view as a wobble 3D image, click on Stereo > Single Image View > Flashing. Adjust the speed to your preference. You can resize the final output by clicking Edit > Resize. Enter your preference and make sure to Keep the Aspect Ratio. To save the anaglyph of the NEX 3D MPO file, perform step #6, then click on File > Save Stereo Image. The save dialog will pop

This hands on video of the Sony NEX-VG10 is good except for the errors. The VG10 does not shoot interlaced, rather it shoots at 1080p at 30 fps. The data is then distributed in AVCHD 1080i 60fps. Open up the video in any video editor and you will see the 1080p 30fps file. The VG10 uses Progressive Segmented Frames to convert the 1080p file to a more consumer friend 1080i. from wikipedia, Progressive segmented Frame : Progressive segmented Frame (PsF, sF, SF) is a scheme designed to acquire, store, modify, and distribute progressive-scan video using interlaced equipment and media. With PsF, a progressive frame is divided into two segments, with the odd lines in one segment and the even lines in the other segment. Technically, the segments are equivalent to interlaced fields, but unlike native interlaced video, there is no motion between the two fields that make up the video frame: both fields represent the same instant in time. This technique allows for a progressive picture to be

Iker Casillas, the captain and goalie of the 2010 World Cup Winners Spain and Real Madrid, is on vacation in San Francisco with two beautiful things, Sara Carbonero and the Sony NEX-5. Thanks Kickette !

PG took the scalpel to the Sony NEX -5 in order to the remove the Infrared filter for Infrared Photography. Let's see what's inside the hard candy shell. Cracking the NEX-5 shell. NEX-5 Control wheel. NEX-5 Main Board (top). NEX-5 Chips. NEX-5 main board (bottom). NEX-5 Sensor Heat Sink. Removing the NEX-5 Infrared Filter. More sample infrared photos by PG. Check out more sample Infrared photos from the NEX-5 by PG and the NEX-5 disassembly gallery . Thanks PG!

Fontaine V put up the smaller sensored Canon EOS Rebel T2i aka 550d against the Sony NEX-5 to see which one would be a more ideal travel companion. As you can see from the photos below, the Sony NEX-5 provides slightly more compact package. The NEX-5 and the E 18-200mm OSS travel kit is also more robust with a mostly metal construction compared to the polycarbonate clad Rebel T2i and EF-S 18-200mm lens. Let's see who wins the weight loss battle between the Sony NEX and the Canon Rebel T2i : Canon Rebel T2i (550d) 1.17 lb (530 g) + Canon EF-S 18-200mm lens 1.31 lb (595 g) = 2.48 lb (1.12 kg) Sony NEX-5 0.63 lb (287 g) + Sony E 18-200mm OSS 1.16 lb (524 g) = 1.79 lb (0.81 kg) The Sony NEX-5 and 18-200mm OSS lens wins by being 39% (0.69 lb, 313 g) lighter than the Canon competitor. The bigger sensor in the smaller package wins. You can also get the E 18-200 OSS with the Sony NEX-VG10 Handycam . Thanks Fontaine V !